Megan Bonar
Multi-media Journalist
Who am i?
I am a reporter at the Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard and also the Isle of Bute News. Working in local news means that I have experience covering stories from a wide range of topics from politics to sport, human interest to nature.
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I graduated from Edinburgh Napier University in 2020 with a BA Hons degree in Journalism. This course saw me trained in many mediums of journalism including Radio, TV, Print, and online.
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I have strong communication and organizational skills gained from growing up as a young carer, as well as a keen eye for stories gained during my studies. I aspire to work in the Broadcast sector with ambitions to become a TV Reporter.​
Skills
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Computer literate, including programmes such as Avid, Burli, Audacity and Adobe InDesign
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Able to work well in a team or alone
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Excellent people skills
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Shorthand 60wpm, currently studying for 80.
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Confident in front of and behind the camera
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Working under pressure and to a deadline
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Good at researching fresh angles to a story
experience
Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire standard;
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Writing and sourcing stories for Print, with Bylines.
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Attending council meetings, media briefings and court.
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Running the publication's social media accounts, one of which has an audience of over 10,000.
The papers podcast;
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Presenter on the soon to be launched papers podcast, which aims to give readers of the Dunoon Observer a behind the scenes look at how the paper is made.
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I edit the podcast on a weekly basis.
Radio Clyde (work experience);
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Creating social media content, including mobile journalism
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Preparing stories for Radio Broadcast
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Finding and carrying out interviews and vox pops.
